Point: Pineapple Pizza is an American Staple

    In 1954, Hawaiian native Sam Panopoulus moved to Canada and featured the very first recorded pineapple pizza on his restaurantś menu and thus a star was born.

    While that might seem like just a mere blip in culinary history, this combination is one of the most beautiful to ever come into existence.

    The tropical topping quickly became a fan favorite across North America and rightfully so as it is indeed superior to every other alternative. Offering a tangy bite in contrast to the savory aspect that both cheese and tomato offer, pineapple is the perfect addition to everyoneś favorite oven heated creation.

    I would venture as far as accusing incompetence among those who are so far our of their minds that they could even for a second dare to question the masterpiece, the ART, rather, that is placing pineapple on pizza.

    The blissful and juicy morsel that is pineapple deserves nothing less than the flavorful pizza altar it sits upon, a food that in itself, is one of the greatest Italian American creations ever made, secondary only of course to MTV’s Jersey Shore.

    While it can be easy to fall prisoner to the neon signs and low prices of of pizza delivery establishments nationwide before thinking clearly, an educated decision of pineapple must always be made when choosing the food that will grace one’s mouth.

    And while Hawaiian pizza will always be the ‘OG’ of pineapple pizza, there are so many options to help compliment the bite already consisting of the glorious, hot cheese, warm tomato and crisp pineapple, you simply cannot go wrong. By adding veggies or even the slightest spice from pepperoni your fruitful masterpiece will go from perfect to flawless.

    Though there will always be critics to the stunning phenomenon discussed above, including those whose names rhyme with Pohn Jaynter, at the end of the day we all know that only one flavor combination stands high above the rest. One that can be referred to as ‘the Messiah,’ ‘a Godsend’ or even ‘sent from above’ none other than pineapple pizza will continue to bless the mouths and taste buds of people worldwide for as long as good things exist.

    Counterpoint: Pineapple Pizza is an American Embarrassment

    This burning question has plagued Americans for years on end and has yet to yield a correct answer. I, however, will provide an answer to this stumping question and settle all debate right here, right now. Pineapple on pizza is not good.

   Pizza has been a crowd pleaser for centuries and with the correct toppings, it can be a tapestry full of flavors that beautifully complement each other on the palate like a roaring symphony across a stage. Why would anyone go so far as to sink their teeth into anything less than this?

   This simple question would make anyone ponder the creation of the Hawaiian style pizza. While some may think that this horrid combination of sweet pineapple and savory ham is a tasty pizza topping, it is truly their foolish taste buds tricking them into thinking that these flavors go together, when really they combat each other and create a conflict between the tongue and the stomach.

   Pineapple is undoubtedly a popular, great tasting snack for anyone with a sweet tooth. However, when combined with the cheese and tomato sauce of the classic cheese pizza, it ruins the tasty features found in both the fruit and the pizza, contaminating the entire dish leaving nothing but a pile of trash that might-as-well be pet food. That is, if anything but a rat will even come close to such a disaster.

   If it weren’t for the clash of these sweet and savory flavors, this dish would go down in history, but because of this catastrophic combination and the utter contamination of the entire pie due to the seeping pineapple juices, it makes for a pizza that is an abomination to pizza joints across America.

   To finally conclude this aged debate, pineapple on any sort of pizza is sacrificing what could have been an amazing dinner and turning it into a mishap. Under no circumstances should such a heinous crime be committed on a such prized delicacy.